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XP Service Pack 3 — Remote Desktop Change

13.May.08 | 1 Comment

If you’re an XP user used to using the /console switch to manage your servers, be aware that going to Service Pack 3 will alter your Remote Desktop options a bit.
Specifically, you’ll now need to use the /admin switch instead.
This makes it very similar to using Remote Desktop with Vista, as I discovered earlier this [...]

Windows XP SP3

06.May.08 | 5 Comments

I just noticed that Windows XP Service Pack 3 is available from Windows Update — or you can download it directly.
I build a lot of machines for both home and work and I’m very excited to finally see this.  No more 95 or so patches after an XP SP2 install!
Now I’m off to check the [...]

Soap and XML fun

04.May.07 | 2 Comments

Writing this up as the result of a nudge from our CIO: We had the situation described below and didn't find a whole lot as we searched the web for tips. So, next time this happens to someone, maybe this'll help.
While making web service call from one of our (classic ASP) web applications, [...]

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